No matter what, we should not cease to bear witness to Christ
I. Pressure and persecution increases (17-26)
II. Christ exaltation over personal deliverance (27-33)
III. God’s providence will guide our fate (33-42)
“Christians are called to be conscientious citizens and generally speaking, to submit to human authorities. But if the authority concerned misuse its God-given power to command what he forbids or forbids what he commands, then the Christian’s duty is to disobey the human authority in order to obey God’s.” - John Stott